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Iporanga, Iporanga, São Paulo, Brazil

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-24.5833,-48.5833
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Iporanga, São Paulo, Brazil

Collections

Collection	Reference	Comments	Lithology	Age
Grutas Calcareas Iporanga	Ameghino C. (1907)		not reported	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Iporanga	Cartelle C., De Iuliis G., et al (2008)	age not discussed but presumably Quaternary based on age of Ahytherium aureum type specimen	not reported	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Megafauna Upper Ribeira	Ghilardi A. M., Fernandes M. A., et al (2011)		not reported	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Mazama sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Mazama*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Tayassu sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : *Tayassu*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Panthera onca species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : *Panthera onca*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Smilodon populator species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Smilodon : *Smilodon populator*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Chrotopterus auritus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Chrotopterus : *Chrotopterus auritus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Cabassous sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : *Cabassous*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Hoplophorus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : *Hoplophorus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Chironectes minimus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Chironectes : *Chironectes minimus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sylvilagus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : *Sylvilagus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Toxodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : *Toxodon*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Hippidion sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Hippidion*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Tapirus terrestris species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : *Tapirus terrestris*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Notiomastodon platensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Notiomastodon : *Notiomastodon platensis*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Akodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Akodon*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Proechimys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Echimyidae : *Proechimys*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Dicolpomys fossor species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Echimyidae : Dicolpomys : *Dicolpomys fossor*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Glyptodontia suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Glyptodontia	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Glyptodon clavipes species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Glyptodon : *Glyptodon clavipes*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Glyptodon reticulatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Glyptodon : *Glyptodon reticulatus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ahytherium aureum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Ahytherium : *Ahytherium aureum*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Eremotherium laurillardi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Eremotherium : *Eremotherium laurillardi*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Catonyx cuvieri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Catonyx : *Catonyx cuvieri*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Lestodon armatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Lestodon : *Lestodon armatus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mylodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Nothrotherium sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Nothrotheriidae : *Nothrotherium*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Nothrotherium maquinense species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Nothrotheriidae : Nothrotherium : *Nothrotherium maquinense*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary

References

Ameghino C. (1907) Notas sobre una pequeña coleccion de huesos de mamiferos procedentes de las grutas calcareas de Iporanga en el Estado de Sao Paulo-Brazil, Rev. Mus. Paulista 7, 59-124

Cartelle C., De Iuliis G., et al (2008) A new species of Megalonychidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Poço Azul (Bahia, Brazil), Comptes Rendus Palevol 7 6, 335-346

Ghilardi A. M., Fernandes M. A., et al (2011) Megafauna from the Late Pleistocene-Holocene deposits of the Upper Ribeira karst area, southeast Brazil, Quaternary International 245 2, 369-378

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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